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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7172261 | Recovering apparatus for recovering a status of an ink jet recording head A printer includes an ink jet head, a recovery unit, a moving unit, a conveying unit and a cover. The ink jet head performs printing on a printing medium and has an ink ejection port on an ejection port forming surface. The recovery unit is used for a recovery proce... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6871936 | Recovering apparatus for recovering a status of an ink jet recording head In a recovering apparatus for recovering ink ejecting ports forming a plane of an ink jet head, an ink absorbing member is disposed inward of a cap and proximate to the ink ejecting ports, facing the ink ejecting ports at a predetermined distance therefrom. Large in... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6431699 | Ink tank coupling method, ink jet recording apparatus, and ink tank An ink tank includes an ink containing portion for containing ink, a bottom surface provided with three projections for supporting the ink tank, an ink supply portion for leading ink out of the ink containing portion to the exterior a top surface opposing... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6352334 | Ink jet printer provided with an improved cleaning unit An ink jet printer comprises a wiper member for wiping the surface of the ink jet recording head. The ink jet recording head and the wiper member move in the same direction each other to wipe the surface of the ink jet recording head by one operation. In ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6293662 | Ink tank coupling method, ink jet recording apparatus, and ink tank Disclosed is an ink tank coupling method for an ink jet recording apparatus including a recording head, an ink supply needle, and a moving unit for moving the ink supply needle to a predetermined position, the recording apparatus being able to detachably ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6283585 | Ink jet printer with cartridge having integral storage chamber A printer having an ink container, an ink jet head, and an ink storage container for temporarily storing ink to be supplied from the ink container to the ink-jet head, the ink storage container having a closable air communicating portion communicating wit... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6276784 | Liquid refilling method, liquid supplying apparatus and liquid jet recording apparatus A method for refilling liquid to a liquid supply path is provided with a sub-tank for supplying the liquid by retaining it temporarily and inducing the air outside into the sub-tank. This method includes the steps of making the sub-tank a closed space and... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6126343 | Printing medium feeding apparatus using a specialized conveyor belt to control the printing medium tensioning A printing medium feeding apparatus comprises a conveying belt, on which a roll-shaped printing medium is placed with the lower surface of the roll being in contact therewith to unwind the outer periphery of the roll. With the arrangement, setup of the ro... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6024431 | Image output apparatus, image output method, ink jet print method and printed product obtained with said method An apparatus for performing the printing by scanning a carriage having a plurality of print heads mounted in a predetermined direction relative to the printing medium, so that an image is formed to have a desired color tone and density without decreased t... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6022102 | Method for refilling liquid into a liquid reservoir container, a liquid jet recording apparatus using such method, a liquid refilling container, a liquid reservoir container, and a head cartridge A method for refilling liquid using a refilling container is to refill liquid to a liquid reserving container, which is provided with a first chamber that houses a negative pressure generating member, at the same time, having an aperture conductively conn... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5963237 | Liquid refilling method, liquid supplying apparatus, and liquid jet recording apparatus A method for refilling liquid to a liquid supply path is provided with a sub-tank for supplying the liquid by retaining it temporarily and inducing the air outside into the sub-tank. This method comprises the steps of making the sub-tank a closed space an... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5953035 | Printing apparatus and printing method for use with rolled sheet and cut sheet feeding units A printing apparatus is capable of freely selecting a plurality of sheet feeding units each having a different controlling method. It is discriminated as to which one among plural kinds of sheet feeding units is fitted, and printing and a motor for a shee... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5801736 | Ink jet printer with cartridge having integral ink storage chamber In a printer employing an ink-jet system, for appropriately managing loading and unloading of an ink cartridge and waste ink and for obtaining appropriate ink supply system for an ink-jet head, an ink storage chamber and a waste ink storage chamber of the... | 09/01/1998 |
